Total births
201
Girls' name · since 1949
Hildy
Hildy has 201 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 201
- total births
- 1949–2018
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
201 girls have been named Hildy since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Hildy has 201 recorded births among girls since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2018.
- 201 total births
- 1949–2018 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 72% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
201 girls have been named Hildy since 1949, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2018.
- 201
- total births
- 1949–2018
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
72% of everyone ever named Hildy was born in this single decade.
1957
Single peak year
36 babies were named Hildy in 1957 - its busiest year on record.
Hildy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hildy's full recorded timeline at 1958, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hildy at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
1957
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1949
Hildy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2018
- Peak year (1957)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Hildy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Hildy's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Hildy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
145 births
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 145 births (72% of all-time use).
Hildy by state
Where Hildy concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 56 | 27.9% |
New York share of Hildy's total US births 27.9%
56 of 201 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hildy? ▼
Hildy has been given to 201 babies in the U.S. since 1949, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 36 babies were born in 1957, its single highest year.
When was Hildy most popular? ▼
Hildy was most popular in the 1950s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Hildy most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Hildy are New York (56 births).
How long has the name Hildy been used? ▼
Records for Hildy go back to 1949, giving 70 years of history through 2018.
What names are similar to Hildy? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hilda, Hillary, Hilary, Hilma, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Hildy's data
- Hildy's decade-level peak was the 1950s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Hildys (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Hildy
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hildy
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Hilma Girl
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Hildred Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1949–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hildy: Baby Name Since 1949 - 201 Births, Peak 1957." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hildy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hildy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.